At least 17 killed in Monday's clashes in Congo capital: govt

Updated: Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 12:03 [IST]

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Brazzaville, Apr 6: At least seventeen people died Monday in fighting in Congo's capital Brazzaville, the government said, adding they had been killed in a "terrorattack" and the subsequent "rapid intervention" by security forces.

"Three members of the security forces, two civilians and 12 attackers" were killed in the unrest in the city's south, according to a "provisional toll" posted by government spokesman Thierry Moungalla on Twitter yesterday.